1 Course Introduction
- Introductions and course logistics
- Course objectives
2 Introduction to VMware HCX
- Describe the workload mobility challenges that VMware HCX addresses
- Recognize uses cases for VMware HCX
- Describe the VMware HCX uses cases related to application migration, upgrades or re-platforms, workload rebalancing, and business continuity and protection
3 HCX Architecture
- Describe the HCX management plane and data plane components
- Distinguish between the types of HCX Manager deployments
- Explain the role of HCX Cloud and HCX Connector
- Describe site-pairing at the management plane level
- Describe the services provided by HCX
- Recognize the HCX appliances deployed to support each HCX service
- Explain HCX Service Mesh and its benefits
4 HCX Deployment
- Identify the type of environments that can be interconnected in HCX
- Explain the different deployment topologies for HCX
- Deploy HCX Cloud on SDDC and on the public cloud
- Deploy HCX Connector on-premises
- Establish site pairing between the source and destination sites
- Troubleshoot common HCX Manager deployment and site pairing problems
5 Service Mesh Deployment
- Use network and compute profiles to deploy the HCX Service Mesh
- Recognize different types of Service Mesh topologies
- Identify and troubleshoot common issues with Service Mesh deployments
6 HCX+
- Explain the use cases and benefits of HCX+
- Perform site onboarding and configuration on HCX+
7 HCX Network Extension
- Explain the functionality, benefits and use cases of HCX Network Extension
- Compare HCX Network Extension with other L2 extension solutions
- Distinguish between HCX Network Extension topologies
- Describe the benefits of HCX Network Extension High Availability
- Create a network extension and validate its configuration
- Describe the benefits of Mobility Optimized Networking (MON)
- Configure a HCX Network Extension with MON
- Identify and troubleshoot common issues with HCX Network Extension and MON
8 Traffic Engineering and WAN Optimization
- Describe the benefits and used cases of Traffic Engineering and WAN Optimization
- Configure Traffic Engineering and WAN Optimization
9 Workload Mobility
- Identify the different phases of an HCX migration
- Differentiate between HCX migration types and their use cases
- Describe the workflow for HCX Cold and vMotion migrations.
- Explain the considerations and limitations of HCX Cold and vMotion migrations
- Perform HCX Cold and vMotion migrations
- Describe the workflow for Bulk Migrations and Replication Assisted vMotion migrations
- Explain the considerations and limitations of Bulk Migrations and Replication Assisted vMotion migrations
- Perform Bulk Migrations and Replication Assisted vMotion migrations
- Describe the workflow for HCX OS Assisted migrations
- Explain the considerations and limitations of HCX OS Assisted migrations
- Perform HCX OS Assisted migrations
- Identify and troubleshoot common issues with HCX migrations
10 Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
- Explain disaster recovery concepts and considerations
- Use VMware HCX to implement a business continuity strategy
- Identify and troubleshoot common issues with HCX Disaster Recovery
11 HCX Lifecycle Management
- Backup and restore the HCX Manager
- Upgrade HCX components
